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Jinghong

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Image:Jinghong-view-of-mekong.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Looking west along the Mekong in the evening. The river-bank and night-market area can be seen on the left, and the second (western) bridge in the distance. (Taken from the main or eastern bridge, November 2004)

Jinghong is the capital of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan provinces of China|province, China.



Located between 100?25' - 101?31' East and 2127' - 2236' North. Bordering Sichuan and Guizhou Provinces to the Northeast, Tibet Autonomous Region to the Northwest and Guangxi Province to the West.



Population: 363,110 (urban population: 94,162)
Area: 7'003 km?



The city is limited to the south by Hengduan Mountain Range, Lancang River (Mekong River) passes by Jinghong. Two bridges near the city span this river, which flows south-east towards Laos.Climatically, Jinghong is between the tropical zone of China to the North, and the subtropical further South. The city receives humid monsoon climate, with extensive summer and virtually no winter. Annual Sunlight is 1800-2300 hours, average temperature of 18.6?C -21.9?C and annual rainfall of 1200-1700mm.

Image:Jinghong-street-with-palms.jpg|thumb|left|300px|One of Jinghong's many palm-lined streets. (November, 2004)



Water Splashing Festival, Village of Dai ethnic group and
diverse other ethnic groups' customs



http://www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/yunnan/jinghong/ Jinghong

Category:Cities in China

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Last Modified:   2005-04-13


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